SarkariPYQ

SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 33

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 25 June 2024 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q33

Back to paper

Under the Governor Generalship of ________, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Charles Cornwallis.

  • Under the Governor Generalship of Charles Cornwallis, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.

  • The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a land revenue system introduced by the British East India Company.

  • Permanent Settlement is also referred to as Permanent Settlement of Bengal.

  • It was implemented under the governance of Lord Charles Cornwallis, who served as the Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793.